April 9, 20187 yr Hi, All my life I have been gaming, its how I hang out with my cousins. I am in my late twenties now, been gaming so much, I also have mental health issues and I have been using video games to cope with it ,which sounds like a good thing but its really just an addiction. Mental health and video games just do noootttt mix well. It was so bad, I thought I was junkrat in overwatch, 2 psych wards later now I am back to the real me. I've been on a rough road. but I know my story can help someone one day. therapy has been a wonderful thing for me and I will keep going and keep taking the medication. Theres got to be more than life then waiting for release dates and working to pay for video games. I want to make a change in my life, I already started actually, Im in school right now for massage therapy, but I haven't studied yet cause I have been gaming... gaming.. ugh. I am normally a funny guy who is really relaxed but gaming is making me someone I don't want to be. I want to change. I should of stopped playing after the psych wards, but It was like I was glued to it, In the spych ward I was thinking about videogames, like when I come home I need to play this one. I joined the discord, looking for some friends who are on a similar path, my discord name is Gellin22, I just found out about this website, which is why my typing aint so good right now cause im so tired its late.
April 9, 20187 yr Hi Josh! Welcome to the community. I agree that gaming and mental health issues are not a good mix. They may provide temporary relief at best, but avoidance is not healing.
April 9, 20187 yr Author Thanks for the welcome, I joined the discord and look forward to meeting people on the road to recovery.
April 18, 20187 yr Welcome and I wish you the best of luck! I admire your courage to share your story and in taking the first steps towards giving up games and living a more fulfilled life!
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